World War II Soldiers who Died [A-Z]

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Addy. Douglas
Ordinary Coder D/JX 272088 H.M.S. Stanley, Royal Navy.
Died 19th December, 1941. Age 34
Grave Panel 50 Column 3 Plymouth Naval Memorial Devon.

Allinson. Willie
Sergeant 1145494 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Died 3rd September, 1942. Age 34
Grave E. Plot 5. Row J. Grave 9. Hoyland Nether Cemetery.

Bagnall. John
Private 4690883 2/4th Bn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 18th September, 1943. Age 24
Grave Panel 9, Cassino Memorial, Italy.

Bamforth. Colin
Carpenter S.S. Newton Ash (Newcastle on Tyne) Merchant Navy.
Died 8th February, 1943. Age 30
Grave Panel 73, Tower Hill Memorial, London.

Beech. Arthur
Gunner 1132699 15 Field Regt. Royal Artillery.
Died 1st September, 1944. Age 23.
Grave I. A. 51. Gradara War Cemetery, Italy.

Blythe Joseph Douglas Haig
Guardsman  2625816 1st Bn. Grenadier Guards.
Died 5th March, 1945.  Age 28
Grave 43. A. 10. Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhine-Westfalen, Germany.

Booth. John
Aircraftman 2nd class 1527423 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 18th April, 1942.
Grave E. Plot 5. Row H. Grave 7. Hoyland Nether Cemetery.

Booth John Herbert
Private 4615138 1st Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regt.)
Died 1st June, 1940. Age 23
Grave Row B. Grave 15 Hondschoote Communal Cemetery, Nord, France.

Bosworth. Peter
Sergeant 1608830 Pilot Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 26th July, 1945. Age 20
Grave 5. F. 1. Fayid War Cemetery, Egypt.

Boulton. Gordon
Sergeant 936282 114 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Died 9th December, 1940. Age 21
Grave E. Plot 1. Row O. Grave 46, Hoyland Nether Cemetery.

Bramwell. Walter
Sergeant 1051374 75 (R.N.Z.A.F.) Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 30th May, 1943. Age 22
Grave Panel 143 Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.

Burgin. Frank Reginald
Private 4748913 2nd Bn. York and Lancaster Regt.
Died 3rd June, 1944. Age 25
Grave 13. C. 12. Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar.

Camm. John Albert.
Gunner 4695064 94th Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery.
Died 21st October, 1944. Age 26
Grave 1. E. 2. Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Camm. Wilfred Henry
Lance Corporal 4697180 1/4th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 20th November, 1944. Age 33
Grave VIII. B. 6. Venray War Cemetery, Limburg, Netherlands.

Caton. Frederick Ernest
Lieutenant 187133 150th Regt. (10th York and Lancaster) R.A.C.
Died 14th December, 1942.
Grave Plot 19 Grave 73, Madras (St. Mary's) Cemetery, Chennai, India.

Clegg. Norman Edward
Stoker 1st Class C/KX 108233 H.M.S. Veteran, Royal Navy.
Died 26th September, 1942. Age 32
Grave 61. 3. Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent.

Coakes. Albert Edward
Sergeant 629430 207 Sqdn. Royal Air Force.
Died 13th August, 1941. Age 20.
Grave IV. C. 10. Holten Canadian War Cemetery, Overijssel, Netherlands.

Collier. Ronald
Gunner 1119025 8 Survey Regt. Royal Artillery.
Died 18th September, 1943. Age 30.
Grave IV. B. 22. Salerno War Cemetery, Italy.

Cottrell. Percy Herbert
Sergeant 7373331 191 Field Amb. Royal Army Medical Corps.
Died 24th August, 1942. Age 24.
Grave Plot 2. Row 1. Grave 37. Hoyland Nether Cemetery.

Creeton. Harry
Corporal 4697011 114th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire light Infantry.
Died 16th August, 1944. Age 22.
Grave III. E. 10. Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery, Calvados, France.

Crump. Cyril
Rifleman 1781642 2nd Bn. Rifle Brigade.
Died 13th December, 1944. Age 24.
Grave V. F. 19. Faenza War Cemetery, Italy.

Cutts. Gordon
Private 4747247 2nd Bn. York and Lancaster Regt.
Died 25th May, 1941. Age 25.
Grave Face 7. Athens Memorial, Greece.

Dobson. Roy
Gunner 1155895 68 Anti-Tank Regt. Royal Artillery.
Died 17th July, 1944. Age 20
Grave V. C. 20. Fontenay-le-Pesnel, War Cemetery, Tessel, Calvados, France.

Eaden. Alfred
Private 14355231 1st Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
Died 23rd January, 1944. Age 31
Grave VI. K. 9. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy.

Ellam. George
Able Seaman D/SSX 22333 H.M.S. Carnarvon Castle, Royal Navy
Died 5th August, 1940.  Age 24
Grave Sec. J. Grave 46 Chapeltown (or Burncross) Cemetery.

Evans Arthur Christmas
Lance Serjeant 3910169 3rd Bn. Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.
Died 18th September, 1944. Age 25.
Grave 15. C. 13. Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Fletcher. George Frederick
Sergeant 1383620 196 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 27th April, 1943. Age 29.
Grave Row 1. Coll. Grave 2-5 Poederoijen Protestant Churchyard, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Frogson. Frank
Sergeant 1538347 210 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Died 24th August, 1943. Age 21.
Grave E. Plot 1. Row M. Grave 32, Hoyland Nether Cemetery.

Gillott. Frederick
Gunner 850966 26 Bty. 61 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery.
Died 26th December, 1942. Age 28
Grave E. Plot 5. Row D. Grave 10, Hoyland Nether Cemetery.

Goldthorpe. Reginald
Corporal 3131847 43rd 2/5th Bn. Glostershire Regt. Reconnaissance Corps. R.A.C.
Died 24th June, 1944. Age 25
Grave Panel 3, Bayeux Memorial Calvados, France.

Green. John Walter
Private 14984695 7th. Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.
Died 7th April, 1945. Age 23
Grave 15. F. 3. Becklingen War Cemetery, Soltau, Niedersachsen, Germany.

Halpin. John Lawrence
Pilot Officer 177923 Air Gnr. 619 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 22nd June, 1944
Grave 5. D. 10. Rheinberg War Cemetery, Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein, Westfal, Germany.

Hardwick. George
Trooper 554730 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry R. A.C.
Died 26th June, 1944, Age27
Grave Panel 10. Column 1. Bayeux Memorial, Calvados, France.

Hickman. Edward
Leading Cook D/MX 55343 H.M.S. Gloucester, Royal Navy.
Died 22nd May, 1941.
Grave Panel 55 Column 2 Plymouth Naval Memorial Devon.

Howe. Thomas Arthur
Corporal 2689010 Pioneer Corps.
Died 14th January, 1945. Age 45
Grave Tankersley (St. Peter's) Churchyard.

Lax. Eric
Sergeant 1216916 W. Op./Air Gnr.  12 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 18th June, 1943. Age 22
Grave Sec. G. Grave 3521 Sheffield (Wisewood) Cemetery.

Lomas. Oswald
Private 4536905 1st Bn. East Lancashire Regiment.
Died 7th January, 1945. Age 30
Grave II. B. 11. Hotton War Cemetery, Hotten, Luxembourg, Belgium.

Lowbridge. Harold Oxspring (DFM)
Sergeant 1860066 300(Polish) Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Died 26th August, 1944. Age 20
Grave Coll. Grave 18. A. 21-25 Rheinberg War Cemetery, Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany.

Marsland. Jack
Pilot Officer 179203 Pilot, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 27th August, 1944. Age 29
Grave Sec. 1. C of E. Grave 2286 Hyde Borough Cemetery, Cheshire.

McAllister. Harry
Gunner 997898 66 Medium Regt. Royal Artillery
Died 1st October, 1943. Age 26.
Grave VI. D. 39. Salerno War Cemetery, Italy.

Mellor. Fred
Craftsman 4693465 Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Died 8th July, 1943. Age26
Grave 4. A. 6.  Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand.

Moore. Douglas
Sapper 2135827 80 Assault Sqn. Royal Engineers
Died 4th July, 1944. Age 25
Grave V. H. 6. Ryes War Cemetery, Bazenville, Calvados, France.

Morris. Thomas
Private 4689430 2nd Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
Died 6th January, 1944. Age 28
Grave Mil. Sec. Grave 133, Johannesburg (West Park) Cemetery, Gauteng, South Africa.

Naylor. William Burt
Leading Aircraftman 1685780 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 13th September, 1944. Age 21
Grave Lot 1, Block C. Sec. 27 Brandon Cemetery, Manitoba, Canada.

Newton. Stanley
Serjeant 821140 2nd Bn. Coldstream Guards.
Died 31st May, 1940. Age 29
Grave Column 33 Dunkirk Memorial, Nord, France.

Noble. Dennis
Sergeant 1684346 101 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Died 15th October 1944. Age 29
Grave Panel 235 Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.

Owen. William
Lieutenant (A) H.M.S. Goshawk, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.
Died 26th June. 1942. Age 27
Grave Western Portion Grave 30, Port of Spain (St. James) Military Cemetery, Trinidad and Tobago.

Oxspring. Henry Utley
Sergeant 1087359 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Died 10th April 1943. Age 27
Grave E. Plot 5. Row B. Grave 2. Hoyland Nether Cemetery.

Oxspring. William Rolfe
Gunner 1155950 68 Anti-Tank Regt. Royal Artillery.
Died 8th July, 1944. Age 20
Grave 4. B. 11. Hermanville War Cemetery, Calvados, France.

Plowman. Eric
Leading Air Fitter, FAA/FX 78753 H.M.S. Avenger, Royal Navy.
Died 15th November, 1942. Age 24
Grave Bay 3 Panel 3, Lee-on-Solent Memorial, Hampshire.

Portman. Jack
Pilot Officer 46645 Royal Air Force.
Died 1st March. 1942.
Grave Row K. Grave 7 Hoyland Nether (Elsecar) Cemetery.

Quinney. Fred
Private 4399167 2nd Bn. Durham Light Infantry.
Died 2nd May, 1944. Age 25
Grave 7. H. 14 Imphal War Cemetery, India.

Robinson, Thomas Herbert
Guardsman 2663336 3rd Bn. Coldstream Guards.
Died 21st September, 1943. Age 31
Grave III. B. 27. Salerno War Cemetery, Italy.

Skorrow. Eric
Leading Airman FAA/FX 582906 H.M.S. Canada, Royal Navy.
Died 5th July, 1944. Age 22
Grave Bay 5 Panel 3. Lee-on-Solent Memorial, Hampshire.

Slack. Edward
Private 3130766 1st Bn. Parachute Regiment. A.A.C.
Died 27th November, 1942. Age 23
Grave II. D. 41. Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy.

Slack. Leslie
Private 3130765 156th Bn. Parachute Regiment A.A.C.
Died 18th September, 1944. Age 26
Grave 26. A. 18. Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Sutcliffe. Lewis
Aircraftman 1st Class 1088475 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 5th December, 1942. Age 22
Grave Square Z. C of E. Grave 37804 Rochdale Cemetery, Lancashire.

Turner. William
Serjeant 7881719 9th Royal Tank Regiment R.A.C.
Died 10th August, 1944. Age 32
Grave III. B. 8. Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, France.

Vaines. Cyril
Private 4742858 6th Bn. King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)
Died Between 10th May, 1940. and 5th January, 1941. Age 31
Grave Plot 2. Row C. Grave 44. Merville Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France.

Waddington. Ernest
Private 4349322 East Yorkshire Regiment.
Died 19th March, 1941. Age 27
Grave E. Plot 5. Row M. Grave 5. Hoyland Nether Cemetery.

Walker. Tom Marshall
Private 4693406 2/4th King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 2nd April, 1946. Age 26.
Grave II. C. 7. Padua War Cemetery, Italy.

Walker. Walter
Corporal 3131526 2nd Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers.
Died 19th January, 1944. Age 25.
Grave II. F. 17. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy.

Waller. Dennis
Trooper 7938067 44th Royal Tank Regiment R.A.C.
Died 29th June, 1944. Age 23
Grave Panel 8. Column 3, Bayeux Memorial, Calvados, France.

Ward. John Herbert
Gunner 4746099 5 Field Regt. Royal Artillery.
Died 14th January, 1944. Age 29
Grave V. E. 8. Sai Wan War Cemetery, China (including Hong Kong).

Williams. Leonard
Leading Seaman C/SSX 29544 H.M. Submarine Trooper, Royal Navy.
Died 17th October, 1943. Age 23
Grave 68. 2. Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent.

Wray. Irving Hallsworth
Trooper 321299 15th/19th Kings Royal Hussars R.A.C.
Died 14th December, 1944. Age 29
Grave 4. B. 6. Malbork Commonwealth War Cemetery, Poland.

Wright. Clarence
Sapper 2135810 726 Gen. Constr. Coy. Royal Engineers.
Died 18th April, 1944. Age 27
Grave E. Plot 5. Row H. Grave 15 Hoyland Nether Cemetery.

World War II graves in Outtersteene Communal Cemetery, Bailleul, Nord, France.

Picture by Jean Heath